From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Randolph Chung Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] [RFC] Optimi[zs]e copy_*_user routines Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:34:39 -0700 Message-ID: <20040917153439.GI28659@tausq.org> References: <20040910000032.GJ28659@tausq.org> <20040916191856.GF28659@tausq.org> <20040917144813.GH28936@baldric.uwo.ca> Reply-To: Randolph Chung Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org To: Carlos O'Donell Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <20040917144813.GH28936@baldric.uwo.ca> List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: parisc-linux-bounces@lists.parisc-linux.org > What tests have you run against this? > I think the original version was pretty stable on my 32-bit UP c3k. > Included kernel compiles and some lws tests. i've done kernel compiles at various -j levels, and run some lmbench benchmarks. as you know, there's also a memcpy testsuite that verified the main copying algorithm for various block sizes and alignments. i also have a small test program that is able to exercise the exception cases in the code, so i've tested the various load/store exception cases in the two functions (pa_memcpy and copy_dstaligned). currently, the exception test program is a bit indirect (it requires a lot of manual work). i have an idea for a better automated testsuite which still needs to be implemented. randolph -- Randolph Chung Debian GNU/Linux Developer, hppa/ia64 ports http://www.tausq.org/ _______________________________________________ parisc-linux mailing list parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux